diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MessageNode.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MessageNode.java
index 0a89bc6dd6..3419d955ac 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MessageNode.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MessageNode.java
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ package net.runelite.api;
  */
 public interface MessageNode
 {
+	/**
+	 * Get the id for this message node
+	 *
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	int getId();
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the type of message.
 	 *
@@ -95,4 +102,18 @@ public interface MessageNode
 	 * @param runeLiteFormatMessage the new message format
 	 */
 	void setRuneLiteFormatMessage(String runeLiteFormatMessage);
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the timestamp for the message, in seconds from the unix epoch.
+	 *
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	int getTimestamp();
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the timestamp of the message
+	 *
+	 * @param timestamp
+	 */
+	void setTimestamp(int timestamp);
 }
diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/events/SetMessage.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/events/SetMessage.java
index 59da0aa662..0dde863bcc 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/events/SetMessage.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/events/SetMessage.java
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ public class SetMessage
 	 * The new message value.
 	 */
 	private String value;
+	/**
+	 * Timestamp of the message.
+	 */
+	private int timestamp;
 }
diff --git a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSMessageNodeMixin.java b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSMessageNodeMixin.java
index d09b3a5780..c8ed6cc772 100644
--- a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSMessageNodeMixin.java
+++ b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSMessageNodeMixin.java
@@ -42,15 +42,21 @@ public abstract class RSMessageNodeMixin implements RSMessageNode
 	@Inject
 	private String runeLiteFormatMessage;
 
+	@Inject
+	private int rl$timestamp;
+
 	@Inject
 	RSMessageNodeMixin()
 	{
+		rl$timestamp = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L);
+
 		final SetMessage setMessage = new SetMessage();
 		setMessage.setMessageNode(this);
 		setMessage.setType(getType());
 		setMessage.setName(getName());
 		setMessage.setSender(getSender());
 		setMessage.setValue(getValue());
+		setMessage.setTimestamp(rl$timestamp);
 		client.getCallbacks().post(setMessage);
 	}
 
@@ -75,6 +81,20 @@ public abstract class RSMessageNodeMixin implements RSMessageNode
 		this.runeLiteFormatMessage = runeLiteFormatMessage;
 	}
 
+	@Inject
+	@Override
+	public int getTimestamp()
+	{
+		return rl$timestamp;
+	}
+
+	@Inject
+	@Override
+	public void setTimestamp(int timestamp)
+	{
+		this.rl$timestamp = timestamp;
+	}
+
 	@Inject
 	@MethodHook(value = "setMessage", end = true)
 	public void setMessage(int type, String name, String sender, String value)
@@ -82,6 +102,7 @@ public abstract class RSMessageNodeMixin implements RSMessageNode
 		// Message nodes get reused after a time by calling setMessage.
 		// Clear the runelite formatted message then.
 		runeLiteFormatMessage = null;
+		rl$timestamp = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L);
 
 		final SetMessage setMessage = new SetMessage();
 		setMessage.setMessageNode(this);
@@ -89,6 +110,7 @@ public abstract class RSMessageNodeMixin implements RSMessageNode
 		setMessage.setName(name);
 		setMessage.setSender(sender);
 		setMessage.setValue(value);
+		setMessage.setTimestamp(rl$timestamp);
 		client.getCallbacks().post(setMessage);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSMessageNode.java b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSMessageNode.java
index be3d845a48..f673e58c7a 100644
--- a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSMessageNode.java
+++ b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSMessageNode.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import net.runelite.mapping.Import;
 
 public interface RSMessageNode extends MessageNode
 {
+	@Import("id")
+	@Override
+	int getId();
+
 	@Import("type")
 	int getRSType();